July 2008 (June data)

July 2008 (June data)

For immediate release: July 8, 2008

Dollar Continued Modest Rise in June

The average monthly value for the trade-weighted dollar index of 15 major currencies tracked by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta rose 0.6 percent in June from the previous month. The dollar posted the greatest gains in the Pacific and Americas subindexes, rising 0.8 and 0.7 percent, respectively. This more than offset a 0.1 percent decline in the Europe subindex and a 0.3 percent deterioration in the Pacific-excluding-Japan measure. The classic subindex, which is the analogue of the original Atlanta index, was up 0.8 percent. The overall index was 7.6 percent below its year-ago level in June. On a daily basis, the overall index rose 1.4 percent from the low reached on March 18 to the end of June. The daily index was 7.7 percent below its value at the end of June 2007.

The Atlanta Fed index is based on 1995–97 bilateral trade weights for 15 currencies. The European subindex includes the European Monetary Union, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The Pacific subindex includes Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The Americas subindex includes Brazil, Canada and Mexico. The overall dollar index includes the Saudi Arabian riyal along with the foregoing 14 currencies. The classic subindex includes the European Monetary Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Canada. All figures are indexes and not actual exchange rates. A rise in the index or subindex reflects a strengthening of the dollar against currencies included.